Global radio conglomerate iHeartMedia – the corporate owner of KJ-103, 101.9 the Twister, 96.1 KXY, News Radio 1000 KTOK, and a few other local stations that you probably haven’t listened to in a long time – conducted a nationwide rif yesterday, parting ways with radio talent from all over the country.

Oklahoma City was not immune from the layoffs, with several notable local radio personalities losing their jobs. For example, the venerable Frito from KJ-103 is now looking for a new bowl of chili to call home:

19 years ago, I walked through the doors of KJ103 as an 18 year old kid and over the course of nearly two decades, I had the privilege to share my life with all of you on the radio. I am sad to say that all comes to an end today, as my time at KJ103 is up. (1) pic.twitter.com/uddQzD1RX9

— Frito (@FritoOnTheRadio) January 14, 2020

That sucks. I don’t think I’ve consciously listened to KJ-103 since I won a Cactus Jack’s Party Pack after winning the Hot 8 at Eight in 1992, but it’s still sad to see nice guys like Frito go.

According to a high level Ogle Mole, 10 people in Oklahoma City were part of the layoffs. Other notable  personalities to part ways include:

Every January, I go on an annual Dudes Cabin Trip excursion with my best Dude Friends. It’s mostly just all of us drinking and smoking our respective weights in Banquet beer and legal herbal medicine. We watch bad movies and cook and hike and eat snacks and exist for a weekend in a region where none of us have cell phone reception. It’s great and relaxing and not worth boring you with the rest of the details.

This year, we found a remote cabin just northwest of the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. It was scenic and there was cow shit all over the acreage and the wind was constantly whipping. We saw buffalo and cows and families of deer jumping over fences and all the other things you expect to see when you’re near Mount Scott.

But something that was new to me was the Holy City. I’d never heard of this weird roadside oddity, but my friend Randy insisted we check it out on our way back home on Sunday.

The University of Oklahoma began its Spring 2020 semester this week and wasted no time introducing their latest concocted scheme to scrape more money out of college students. In general, parking on campus is a joke. Unless you have an overpriced parking pass, it’s best if you invest in comfortable shoes for that mile-long walk to class. Instead of improving parking on campus, OU staff had a more fun approach.

Check this out:

OU Parking Services will implement a new tool called the Barnacle beginning Jan. 21, 2020. Check out this video to learn more about it: pic.twitter.com/AYfaAZmAVI

— OU Daily (@OUDaily) January 14, 2020

WTF. Here are more details via OU Daily: